Sign up for an exclusive, free private tour of the English Heritage collection store at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire.
Discover a treasure trove of unique and special objects not usually on display to the public. The store houses over 153,000 historical artefacts spanning over 2,000 years of England’s history. Discover collections as varied as pre-historic antlers and Roman bridges to Victorian banisters and roof beams. The artefacts at Wrest Park add up to a third of English Heritage’s total stored collection.
This is an exclusive opportunity and limited places are available. Sign up for a tour in the morning or in the afternoon. You will be treated to a private visit and guests will experience the collection up close.
The timetable will be as follows
Group 1
10:30 - Guests to meet at Wrest Park Visitor Centre.
11:00 - Guests to walk to Collections Store for Tour.
11:10 - Tour of Collections Store begins.
12:40 -Tour ends, guests walk back to Visitors Centre.
Group 2
13:30 - Guests to meet at Wrest Park Visitor Centre.
14:00 - Guests to walk to Collections Store for Tour.
14:10 - Tour of Collections Store begins.
15:40 -Tour ends, guests walk back to Visitors Centre.
Price
Free entry
Notes & Restrictions
This is a CSSC member only event
Please show your confirmation email on arrival. This will be received nearer the time alongside your booking instructions.